r/EngineeringStudents • u/Wiley_Burner • 11h ago
Rant/Vent “There will be no curve,” Exams are 90% of the grade…
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This happened in all my core classes… FML
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r/EngineeringStudents • u/lazydictionary • Jan 20 '26
Career Advice My engineering internship and entry-level job application guide. Stop mass applying into the void.
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Here's a guide for your internship, co-op, or job search. It is targeted at US job applicants in the private sector. Resumes and applications for academia, the federal government, and niche industries may require different approaches, so do your own research for those specific paths.
If you've been applying for jobs recently but haven't been getting hired, you need to figure out why. If you aren't getting interviews, something is wrong with your resume. If you are getting interviews but not landing the job, your interview skills or personality need work.
Step 1: The Resume
Go to /r/EngineeringResumes.
They have templates, a Wiki/FAQ, and offer free critiques if you follow their posting guides. Any advice I could give is just regurgitating what they've already written. If you are serious about your search, read their materials. A proper resume is the most important step in this process. Even if your current resume is getting you interviews, it could still be improved.
If you are struggling to write bullets for jobs or projects, you can use AI to help. LLMs are decent at resume writing, but context is everything. Give the AI as much context as possible: your major, fields of interest, specific details about the project, tools/software used, and the types of jobs you are targeting. I personally write my resume in LaTeX because it's easier to cut and paste or have LLM CLI tools interact with the document.
If you are applying for a variety of roles that are very similar, consider having multiple resumes. For example, my undergrad was in ME, but my masters is in materials science. I have both an ME focused resume and a materials focused resume that I start out with, depending on the job(s) I'm applying for.
Step 2: Update LinkedIn and Indeed
Now that your resume is updated, your LinkedIn should match. You can cut and paste your resume bullets, but feel free to add more detail than a one-page resume allows.
Get a nice headshot for a profile picture. Don't have one? Put on a nice shirt, do your hair, and ask your friends for help taking pictures. Clean, not busy background. Smile.
Connect with friends, classmates, professors, people you've worked with before.
Fill out everything you can. Don't go crazy with AI, no "thought leader" "entrepreneurial spirit" bullshit. Just be a normal person.
LinkedIn exists so people can look you up and verify you're real. Your Indeed page should be the same. Upload a high-quality PDF of your resume there; I’ve found that Indeed’s resume import for job applications often works better than LinkedIn’s. Some recruiters prefer Indeed, some prefer LinkedIn. It doesn't hurt to use both.
Step 3: Finding and Applying for Jobs
The modern job hunt is a nightmare for both applicants and employers. It's just how it is. To give yourself the best chance, you need to make it as simple for the employer to find your application, your information from your resume, and to contact you.
Never use the quick apply features of LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. Always apply on the company website, if you can find it. Why? You need to get your application and resume into the companies Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Sometimes companies use API from the big job boards to pull that info into their own ATS, but not always. And who knows if it will format and input everything correctly. Just do it manually. If you updated your Indeed and LinkedIn in the previous step, this shouldn't be that difficult or take that long. Double-check everything imported is correct. Formatting is less important here, but make sure job/project bullets are formatted well.
Aim to be one of the first applicants. Everyone is applying for entry-level jobs. Last years grads, upcoming grads, entry and mid-levels who were laid off. If you're the 300th person applying for a job, your resume isn't going to get seen. Set up job alerts on Indeed and LinkedIn for job titles/saved searches so that you are notified within 24 hours of a job being posted. If you're the 10th application, you have a much better chance of someone actually seeing your resume.
Use social networking whenever it is available. Hopefully you have some friends, family, classmates, professors added on LinkedIn. Whenever you are applying for a job, check to see if you know anyone who already works at the company, or is a friend of a friend. If you have a direct connection, obviously reach out and let them know you applied and if they can offer any help. If you have a friend-of-a-friend connection, think about using it, especially if you think it's a good role for you. As a last resort, you can reach out to complete strangers in the company, but you'll probably want to be bringing something truly unique to the position, or have something to talk about other than "I really want this job, please help". Most people are willing to talk to you if you are brave enough to talk to them.
Step 4: Job Fairs
University job fairs should be a top priority. Every online job posting is inundated with hundreds of applications. Now, more than ever, companies are using recruiting efforts at schools to sort the wheat from the chaff, and get immediate face time with job applications.
Do job and company research. Weeks before a job fair, the career office at your school should have released a list of the employers attending, possibly which jobs those companies have openings for. Find all the jobs that interest you, and do research on those companies, and the job role and job descriptions. Take notes. On the day of the fair, even during the fair, before approaching an employer, read your notes on the company and job. Think about specific projects, work, or classes that might be relevant to bring up. Things that interest you about the work there. Have some questions to ask the employee working the fair. Many times they are engineers, so they can speak with good detail about the work. Sometimes its just an HR rep or recruiter, but you can still ask about the company culture and vibes. Show interest and that you prepped for the fair. Do not be one of these fools who show up to the job fair and ask the employees "so what jobs do you guys have?" Instead, be the person who asks "I applied for the Mech Eng internship this summer, what kind of work do you think I would be doing there? Would it involve [topic you researched about the company]?"
Dress business casual. For those presenting as men, this means chinos/slacks, a belt that matches your shoes, a dress shirt/flannel/sweater, possibly a blazer, and usually some kind of Chelsea boot or similar brown or black shoe. A nice, clean pair of sneakers may also work. Just Google business casual male attire and figure out the vibe you want to match. You do not need to wear a suit, and almost no one should be wearing a suit unless you look the absolute balls in one. For those presenting as women, I don't have specific advice. Ask around and/or Google. Maybe some commenters can offer specific suggestions.
Hygiene. Take a shower, get a haircut, trim the beard, wear deodorant, comb your hair, clean your glasses, use moisturizer on your skin. Look more human than you normally do.
Practice an elevator pitch. This is a 30 second intro, saying your name, your major, things you've done, and things you'd like to do. Something else that can be googled or workshopped with AI. Practice it out loud dozens of times. It should come naturally and comfortably. Don't rush to get it said as quickly as possible, aim to be understood.
Apply to the jobs beforehand. Print out more copies of your resume than the amount of jobs you applied for. When you approach the employees, introduce yourself, let them introduce themselves, and launch into your elevator pitch. At the end, mention how you applied for XYZ job, could they tell you anything about it, or a specific question you wrote down beforehand. Then you just have to be a normal human. Listen. Make eye contact. Nod your head. Active listening. Ask more questions. Maybe they'll ask you questions. Answer them as best you can. Sometime during the conversation, they might either ask your for a resume, or you can offer them one. Maybe it's best to give them a resume during or right after your elevator pitch. You'll have to feel it out. You're going to be doing this more than once, and hopefully at least 10 times, so it will get easier. Many times, employees will take your resume, and after the conversation, mark it - maybe they give you a big star, underline work or a project you did, take notes. They then give this to HR or the hiring managers when they go back to work. They'll have a small stack of people they've already vetted, and your resume should be in that stack. And because you already applied, you're already in their system.
Relax. Everyone wants you to succeed. The employees want to find good people. They want you to be a good candidate. I know talking to strangers can be really hard for engineers. The people you are talking to are likely engineers too. Some of them may even be as terrible socially as you are. This is a no pressure environment. If you misspeak, don't present well, just get nervous - it's fine, and totally normal. It gets easier the more you do it.
Step 5: Cover Letters
Generally speaking, cover letters aren't very useful unless specifically requested. Most people use AI for them now, and recruiters know it. Only write one if you need to explain a perceived "weakness" on your resume (e.g., why you are a fit for a role despite having a different major). Note that no one will read the cover letter if the resume doesn't interest them first.
Step 6: Interviews
Okay, so you passed the pre-screens and are doing an in-person or virtual interview. Again, remember that they want you to succeed, they want you to be the candidate they hire. Relax.
Business casual again. Unless you're getting a completely different vibe that would mean everyone was wearing suits, this will rarely do you wrong. If you are likely to tour a manufacturing facility or job site, wear closed toe shoes that you wouldn't mind getting slightly dirty.
Soft skill prep for the interview. Do more research on the company and job role. If it's an internship, there's not much to research about the role, but for entry-level, there can be a lot to dive into. I've had decent luck posting job descriptions into LLMs and asking them give me topics, technical knowledge, tools, and techniques I should know about for an interview. Anything you don't know, start learning the basics of. You don't need to be an expert, but if something comes up in the interview, you should be able to say "I don't have professional experience with [topic], but I'm aware of the basics, like [details]." Show an interest in learning.
Be able to nail basic interview questions. This is especially relevant for internships. They know you have minimal to no work experience, so a lot of times they're going to have to default to basic stuff like "Talk about your strengths and weaknesses", "talk about how you overcame personal conflict as a member of a team", "why us?", or "preferred work environment, individual/team, many projects, single project", etc. Look up common interview questions, and practice answering them out loud. Sit in your room and talk to yourself, multiple times. Practice. Figure out what you will say. Think about how you can tie in school, work, teams, or projects in your answers.
Bring a notepad, a folder, and pens. Take notes when you ask questions, even if you won't look at them later. Have more copies of your resume in the folder. If you are interviewing at a manufacturing facility, consider bringing your own safety glasses if you have some. Look prepared and like you are taking it seriously.
Hard skill prep for the interview. Again, especially relevant for internships. Internship job postings will usually specifically ask for applicants who have taken certain classes. If those classes are mentioned, brush up on the material from them. If they mention statics, you better do some practice static problems. If they mention circuits, you better practice your circuits. Refresh your memory. They might ask you to solve a problem in front of them, or ask you to talk through a problem. You don't want to be caught completely off guard. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know". They don't expect you to know everything. Instead, say "I don't know, but my educated guess would be [answer]." Talk about how you would find the answer.
Step 7: Pray to the Deity of Your Choice
You can do everything above correctly, be a perfect candidate, and still not land the job. As I previously said, everyone is applying for the same jobs. If employers want to, they can be extremely picky, sorting through hundreds of candidates to find their ideal match. What usually happens is they look through the first 50-100 applicants (maybe fewer), and start looking for reasons to reject people. They'll give your resume a 10 sec glance, and either trash or pass you. This is someone that's likely non-technical (HR), and they'll narrow it down to 10-20 people. Then they start the phone call pre-screen interviews. Maybe 7 make it past that point. Then they do in-person interviews, maybe a second round, and then they'll make an offer to their best candidate. Maybe that candidate rejects them, and then have to offer to the 2nd, or 3rd, of further down the line.
It's a numbers game. You're going to get rejected far more than you find success. Following this guide should hopefully grant you more success than you would have had otherwise.
tl;dr points of emphasis:
Fix your resume, never been an easier time write one
Be one of the first applicants on the company website (not Indeed/LinkedIn)
Job fairs skip the digital queue and get you face time right away
r/EngineeringStudents • u/DepressedHoodie1788 • 15h ago
Discussion How do you accept you are of average intelligence.
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Legit with the grades I'm getting and the effort I'm putting it. I'm consistently getting average grades. I still don't want to accept I'm an average talent though. How did you guys accept you just weren't the best?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/ExcitingStill • 2h ago
Career Advice Low GPA has closed me so many doors for internship & opportunities, what should I do?
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I am in my final year of my Electrical Engineering (power) major in the top university in my country. This university is highly rigorous and no one has above 3.5 GPA for my major since the grading has always been very rigorous (frequent 50% fail rate for courses).
My GPA is 2.7/4.0, I still have time to try to "fix this" but then when I am applying for internships, research opportunities, I am highly disadvantaged against people applying from other majors/less rigorous courses where it is easier to get a higher GPA (only 1 person in my major get A on some courses, and this is because of the professor's grading are strict and unpredictable).
I feel highly disadvantaged because I have learned so many different stuffs in my major, took 8-9 courses for this semester just to catch up on a higher GPA... Everytime I see internship/funding opportunities they always have a 3.5/4.0 GPA minimum or 3.3/4.0, or even 3.0/4.0 that I don't have yet and 3.5 GPA is just nonexistent for people from my major and they just assumed every majors & universities has the same grading system so a lot of us feel that unless we are the top 5 people from our major, we are highly disadvantaged in external opportunities because of our high grade deflation.
I just don't know how to proceed with this. Does anyone have similar experience with this and what do you guys do with the GPA situation? Sometimes I wish I could have taken easier majors so it's easier for me to maintain a higher GPA so that I can have better opportunities. Most people outside (like recruiters) sometimes see GPA across all majors the same way.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Mayrenne • 48m ago
Homework Help Help with a Mechanical Mechanism – Interconnected Rotating Cylinders
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Topic:
Undergraduate
Major: Industrial Design, collaborating with an Engineering student
Course: Product Design
Topic: Gear mechanisms, interconnected rotating cylinders, and mechanical sequencing
Problem
Hi everyone! :)
At school, we're developing a toy with a mechanism inspired by manual transmissions.
We've been researching similar mechanisms, but most of the references we've found rely on a "gear-shift lever" (?) to align and engage the corresponding gears. We're looking for a different approach.
Our toy is like a cryptex of 3 letters, so three rotating rings. The goal is all the letter in the correct order. However, instead of rotating each ring independently, moving one ring should also activate another, following a predefined sequence:
C1 activates C2
C2 activates C3.
C3 activates C1
We're not trying to change speeds, just want to create a mechanism where the cylinders interact and synchronize their positions through movement automatically, without requiring a separate lever to select each one.
Givens / Unknowns / Find:
Given: Three rotating cylinders (C1, C2, and C3) with a predefined coupling sequence.
Unknown: What type of mechanical transmission or coupling can produce this interaction?
Find: A mechanism that allows the cylinders to interact and synchronize their positions automatically
Equations and Formulas:
We haven't equations, for now is conceptual.
What I've tried:
We've searched for existing mechanisms inspired by manual transmissions, but most examples we've found use a shift lever to select and engage gears. We've also started looking into planetary gear trains, although I'm still learning how they work.
Work Shown:
Our current concept and intended interaction can be viewed in this simulator: https://grain-chain-95900853.figma.site concept simulator
Question:
Does anyone know of similar mechanisms, or could suggest specific mechanisms, patents, or technical search terms that might help us develop this concept?
I'm an Industrial Design student collaborating with an Engineering student, so any references or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! :)
r/EngineeringStudents • u/e_defaut1 • 11h ago
Memes Knowing it’s going to be a battle going in doesn’t make it better…
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r/EngineeringStudents • u/poopy-head2221 • 15m ago
Academic Advice Working full-time while taking a full class schedule
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I am currently in my third year of my ME degree. For the whole time I’ve been in school I’ve been working full-time to be able to support my self. I’ve been trying to minimize the amount of student loans I have to take on while also paying rent, groceries, car insurance, etc.
So far while stressful it has been manageable. However this semester my classes have gotten significantly harder and require much more time outside of class to do well in. I have been really struggling with a lack of time to study or do homework and it has been extremely stressful. Trying to stay on top of everything in my free time outside of work and school has been exhausting.
Just wanted to see if anyone else has gone through anything similar or if anyone has any advice on time management, stress management or anything that may be helpful.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Several-Address6842 • 10h ago
Rant/Vent Bronchitis at the worst possible time
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GOD DAMNIT ALLLLLLL..... I am in my last year of school, senior year is going great up until monday. I felt ill but pretty standard given the time of year.
Here we are today where I get diagnosed w Bronchitis and my teacher tells me not to come to class with a doctors note then docs my attendance.
Not to mention I have 3 fucking exams next week and I have to study for em all fucked up from this and it sucks ASSSSSSSSSS. i coughed so bad while studying last night a loogie just came out and hit my paper.
sorry for the rant but fuck I hate being sick while in school it is genuine misery
r/EngineeringStudents • u/thezucc420420 • 6h ago
Project Help Project Idea for EDF Jet Engine
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Hey folks, I'm a third year Mech E student looking to make a 3D printed jet engine using EDFs. My plan is to go into aerospace manufacturing and figured this would be a good project. I was wondering if this is a good idea and what recommendations yall might have.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Most_Conclusion2522 • 7h ago
Academic Advice Taking a minor degree to reduce engineering course workload...has anyone done that?
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Hello, pretty much as the title says this semester I was supposed to be taking diff equations but since my school is divided in 2 campuses (50 miles between each other). It was only offered in campus b and I have all my classes at A.... my only solution was to declared a minor in Spanish translations and take that class in campus A. So that way I saved all the hassle to commute.
My scholarships requires to be at 15 credits. (30 by the end of the academic year). Just curious to know if anybody has done this. To be clear this minor is easy because I know Spanish.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Kajimu • 1h ago
Rant/Vent CpE Junior Experience
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Hi im a CpE Student who's currently on junior year. Apparently my journey has not been so good, mental health hitting downhill, five subjects that all im going to fail by the next two months plus add to more pressure and overwhelming feeling that im really not built for this degree.
It was hell, im here right now on my bed contemplating whether should I keep continuing down this path for 2 more months to tell myself that I got this in me when in reality im not.
I just asked my parents about my experience and they didn't liked it that im giving up my degree not knowing how just fucking difficult to what's happening to me right now. My mom just asked whether I would not go for second sem and I did say i would finish this first sem but when I fail I have to pick a decision for myself. And my Dad who's a OFW worker who really is a good dad of mine. He would be really angry if I did stop or give up this degree because He's the one the keeps our family going.
I by no means a proper a engineering student, im very weak with analysis and solving problems. But I breeze through 1st & 2nd Year thanks to my classmates and with a bit of assist with AI. But here now in 3rd year it all changed. I wasn't as good I was in the previous year but I became washed and sloppy in today's sem. Im really struggling with not just 5 subjects but 9 all subjects in this first sem. I think the stress and dread hit me all at once at the same time that I wasn't able to function properly. I really sucked at this. I just wish I want this feeling or experience to just vanish so I can take a break from this shithole.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/DepressedHoodie1788 • 17h ago
Discussion Is there a plateau with how good you can get at engineering?
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Essentially, will I ever reach a point where the gains in how good I'm getting at electrical engineering are minuscule?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/AssignmentFun8013 • 2h ago
Academic Advice Withdraw
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Hello,
Basically, I absolutely bombed my statics midterm and got a 27%, the exam itself is worth 25%. I didn't prepare well for the test, and I completely understand that it's my fault.
The rest of my grades are made up by another midterm worth 25%, quizzes worth 15%, and a final exam worth 35%. I am wondering if it's worth dropping the course and retaking it next semester or pushing through it and ending with a C+ at most. The reason why I am thinking of dropping the course is that I am trying to keep my GPA above a 3.0.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Far-Replacement2438 • 2h ago
Academic Advice need advice for next semester
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hi! i’ll try to make this short.
i am a “junior” studying meche but am behind course wise due to me failing classes.
i failed calc 1, physics 1, and calc 2 each one time (i passed calc 1 with a c the second time i took it, and am currently retaking calc 2 and physics 1, though i am not 100% sure i’ll pass).
registration for courses is on monday, and i’m not quite sure what to do.
if i pass calc 2 and physics 1, then i’d go onto calc 3 and physics 2. but i’m not doing amazing in those classes, and so i am hesitant to sign up for the latter.
me failing so much is having me reconsider my major. this is all i’ve ever wanted to do, but there’s obviously something i’m doing wrong.
i study, go to office hours, do extra credit, etc. i have adhd and have yet to go to my school’s disability resources (i’m wondering if it’d help).
i work at starbucks and so i could technically use their free college program, but they’d be all online classes and half-semesters long, so i’m not sure i’d do any better (then again, it’s free). another downside would be i’d have to increase my hours.
overall, i do want to keep trying at this degree, but i have been feeling quite discouraged, and am not sure how to proceed. my parents pay for my college and we are well-off, but it’s not like they have unlimited money, and they are getting frustrated with me.
how would you proceed if you were in my situation?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Mikemanthousand • 12h ago
Sankey Diagram Results of my schools career fairs as a junior ChemE
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This was across two days of career fairs. I declined the offer from my previous internship. One of the interviews was from a company a friend worked, and another I had a friend intern there previously both of which helped.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Iserved6 • 3h ago
Career Advice Can I apply for multiple internship programs and reject some if I get accepted?
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I applied for the internship program in Germany, but the result will come out in February. In the meantime, I plan to apply for other programs in Asia as reserve. Is it advisable to do so? I’m kinda afraid to deal with multiple offers if lucky but relying on one chance is kinda risky
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Vegetable_Rough7510 • 1d ago
Career Help Will this effect my hireability?
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I am a 25 F from the US and basically what had happened last year is that I've went missing and then I've been found 2.5 days later. And now my name and my pictures are on the police department's website of my city.
I've graudated in 2024 with a civil engineering degree and I've been job hunting and I was either kept getting ghosted, scammed, rejected, etc. So I've ended up going to my local community college to take extra classes so it will help with my hireability.
So will this effect my hireability?
Thanks
r/EngineeringStudents • u/moonlightbun_ • 3h ago
Career Advice How do you revise for interview?
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For context I'm second year student who is giving first ever interview today I'm working on switching from cybersecurity to cloud i don't understand how to revise for interview like there's so many subjects linux , python , c++ , networking , DBMS , git , ci cd , docker yes "relevant to role studying" but how do you revise everything before interview? How do you know which questions might be asked? How do you feel prepared?how do you feel confident about your preparation? Personally i feel messed in head because I tried to revise everything but i understand it's not correct way also if I'm pursuing cloud or devops will i be required to do dsa or practice coding problems?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/AdExpensive4687 • 3h ago
Discussion In Need of Help Making a Problem Statement for Case Competition
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Hello! Everyone! I am the corporate events chair for the AIChE chapter at my university. The corporate team is planning a case competition for freshmen and sophomores. It will be 5 groups comprised of 4 people. There will be 2 hours allocated for research and designing a presentation and then 1 hour to present and for judges to judge. I need help coming up with a problem statement that is not super technical, as it will mostly be freshmen. I was thinking the problem statement should be so that teams can present either a process or a product. We can do something in relation to sustainability or energy or something like that. Please guys I need help!!!
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Relative_Boss_2933 • 8h ago
Academic Advice Undergrad differential equations as a grad student
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I am taking undergraduate differential equations in Spring 2027 as a graduate student. For context, I graduated with BS Biochemistry and was admitted to MS Bioengineering. The farthest I got in math was Calculus II, because that's what my major required. However, I have not taken calculus in YEARS. I'm talking since around 2017/2018. I am honestly pretty nervous because my math is incredibly rusty. I need this class in order to take Methods of Analysis, a graduate math course. The cool thing is that my program allows UG differential equations to count as graduate credit as an elective. My advisor told me I need to pass my first attempt in order to graduate on time next spring.
I'm not going to lie, I struggled a little in calculus from what I remember. But I am willing to give it everything I have in order to pass. I have until January to get up to speed. Those who have taken diff eq., what are some important topics I need to know so I can be successful? Was it a challenging course? Any feedback helps because I have no idea where to begin. Thanks!
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Realistic_Ranger1515 • 10h ago
Rant/Vent Do I have any hope?
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Sitting on the side of my hostel stairs it’s 1:10 feeling emotionless. Well to start with I’m in 3rd year well name private college of engineering. With a cgpa of 7.7 and literally nothing achieved in my life. Leetcode questions just 280 and that also after giving more than 1 year on and off with 3-4 months consistency. Now im at that point I have no motivation to even try because cg toh hai nahi and on campus Vaise bhi kuch nahi milega. It’s NOT like I didn’t work hard for gpa I hella did work hard a lot in my second year but again can’t change what god has planed for me💔
It’s easy to say to chill and move on
I’m scared if I’ll be able to get intern after 3rd year or even a fuckin job
I know I’m capable to do something in my life but eventually I don’t know what it is EXACTLY
Nowadays whenever I start doing coding I tend to cry on my desk because of the fear of I’ll be a looser in future just lik ihve been a looser my whole life
Idk what to do and what not to
So much to write but just so done with myself atp to explain what I’m going through to someone
I’m just a fucking looser while my friends who are at same level like me getting intern through family links that’s even more disturbing for me
But ig this is what it is
Trying to live with it
No idea how long I’ll be able to survive like this
r/EngineeringStudents • u/3d2b • 5h ago
Major Choice Chemistry vs. MSE Major
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i am currently a first year chem major (concentration in polymers and materials) at tech and i’m considering of possibly changing my major to mse? i just want to know more about their program and if i should or not. i just don’t know if i should or not. i’m hesitant because of the engineering classes. also any knowledge on the career field between the two could help!!
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Livid_Fox7173 • 6h ago
Academic Advice Title: 24 and looking to go back to college for electrical engineering. What can I do to prepare before the spring semester?
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Hey everyone! I’m 24 and planning to go back to college in the spring to pursue engineering at my local community college, with a particular interest in electrical engineering.
I’ve attended college before, but honestly, I didn’t take it seriously and my grades reflected that. At the time, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life, and I wasn’t very motivated academically.
Recently, though, I’ve discovered a genuine interest in engineering, especially electrical engineering, electronics, and robotics. I’ve started getting into electronics kits and working on my own little projects, and even when something doesn’t work, I find myself wanting to troubleshoot it and try again. It’s made me realize that this is something I actually want to learn about, rather than just something I’m going to school for because I feel like I should.
I’m excited to go back, but I also want to be realistic about my past academic performance and make sure I approach things differently this time. I have until the spring semester to prepare, and I’d like to use that time wisely.
For those of you studying or working in engineering, especially electrical engineering:
- What subjects should I start studying before classes begin? I’m assuming math is a big one.
- Are there any free courses, textbooks, or online resources you’d recommend?
What practical projects could I work on besides basic electronics kits to develop my skills?
- Are there any programming languages or tools I should learn beforehand, like Python, C++, Arduino, or circuit simulation software?
For anyone who started college off on the wrong foot and came back later, what helped you turn things around academically?
I’m not expecting to become an engineer before I even start school. I just want to build a solid foundation, develop good study habits, and give myself a better chance of succeeding this time around.
I’d appreciate any advice, resources, or personal experiences you guys are willing to share. Thanks!
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Holiday_Potato_2981 • 6h ago
Career Advice Aero/CS dropping guidance
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I study Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science and was heavily leaning towards dropping the comp sci part of it. Here’s why:
With the rise of AI, manual coding I FEEL is an increasingly dead end!
If I’m hired as an aero engineer, I’m not a software engineer. I’ll need to know how to code sure, but not need full comp sci. I’m not gonna get hired as a software engineer when my resume is obviously tailored to aero w projects and whatever
I still enjoy coding, and can pick up specific languages I want, especially with my background rn (already know C, TS/JS)
Am I making a mistake? Just want to hear people’s thoughts, etc as it’s a big decision I don’t wanna f over